Beside the Rising Tide: Ready, Set, 2020…
I fear calling this time of year “late winter” might be overly optimistic when it comes to continued cold snaps and snow, but I have …
Matt joined Frontstretch in 2007 after a decade of race-writing, paired with the first generation of racing internet sites like RaceComm and Racing One. Now semi-retired, he submits occasional special features while his retrospectives on drivers like Alan Kulwicki, Davey Allison, and other fallen NASCAR legends pop up every summer on Frontstretch. A motorcycle nut, look for the closest open road near you and you can catch him on the Harley during those bright, summer days in his beloved Pennsylvania.
2019 NASCAR Top Storylines: Cup’s Latest Rules Package Change
Heading into the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series season, the series was in a transitional period. Big changes laid ahead, with new series sponsorship (since canceled …
Beside the Rising Tide: Closing Time
Exactly nine months after it left port with the Daytona 500, the 2019 Cup season came to its end with a very displeasing sneezing and …
Beside the Rising Tide: They Don’t Make Rookies Like They Used To
As the NASCAR season winds down, the tension becomes even more palpable. After all, the point standings for the coveted award are even closer than …
Beside the Rising Tide: 4790 W 16th Street, Indianapolis IN
I live in somewhat of an alternate universe most of the time. Automobile racing dominates my interest, time and attention to a far larger extent …
Beside the Rising Tide: The Finish You Didn’t See and Other Non-Observations
The Best Finish to a Stock Car Race You Never Saw There were plenty of last lap dramatics in Saturday’s truck series race at Martinsville. …
Beside the Rising Tide: Closer to the End
It happens every year and I’ve been around a lot of years now, but it still manages to surprise me every time. Thursday and Friday …
Beside the Rising Tide: Over the Rainbow
Kansas Speedway was added to the Cup Series schedule in 2001, perhaps the pinnacle of NASCAR’s financial success if certainly not its peak of on-track …
Beside The Rising Tide: Once Upon a Time, NASCAR Could Be Fixed. Now.
Once upon a time far, far away but not all that long ago, at least in the grand scheme of things, a bunch of men …
Beside the Rising Tide: The Time of the Season
It seems like the only inalterable rule in life is that change is inevitable — and I very much doubt that will ever change. Though …